Is funding the primary problem with public schools? [View All]

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I spend a lot of time here reading threads and responding to those that peak my interest. Rarely do I post my own...but I would like have your opinion in light of a couple (granted, a limited number) of examples.

Is funding (or lack thereof) the primary problem with the public school system? We know that it there ARE problems...but what do you think is the root? I do not think that funding is the PRIMARY problem due to a couple of examples. Specifically in ATL the city schools average about $13,000 per pupil and are among the worst in the country while Cobb County School System and Gwinnett County School System spend about 40% less (around $7,000 per pupil) and have some of the better schools in the country...and they are literally adjacent to ATL City Schools.

My belief here is that school systems are not underfunded. Rather that some of the school systems are so bloated with bureaucracy and top heavy management that most of the monies allocated to those systems are misspent.

What say you?

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